Business

SIR Terry Leahy is checking out as chairman of B&M after five years in which he steered the discount retailer on to the stock market and oversaw rapid expansion. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

ITV expects the return of supermarkets and consumer goods to small screen advertising to boost revenue growth in the fourth quarter. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

NISA Retail members have backed a £137.5million takeover of the convenience chain by the Co-op Group. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BITCOIN investors are being warned its price could plummet and never recover, in an alert from the European Union’s chief market watchdog. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

GERMAN energy giant Innogy has cut the value of its UK supply business Npower by £428 million amid fierce competition and plans for a price cap. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

TAYLOR Wimpey will pay £500 million in dividends this year and flagged bumper future payouts after easing concerns over the housing market. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

WHILE the political concerns that plagued the pound US dollar exchange rate yesterday began to fade overnight, the pairing found itself tumbling again this morning following the release of the UK’s latest inflation figures. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BRITAIN now spends a colossal £49.1 billion merely paying off the interest on the money it owes in public debt every year, the latest figures have revealed. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE European Central Bank has outlined plans to freeze cash deposits of customers at failing banks in order to halt collapses. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

IKEA has marked its 30th anniversary in the UK by putting together a sixth straight year of sales growth. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed